Sliding marker puzzle with selectively effective boundary

ABSTRACT

A game board having a raised peripheral lip enclosing 20 squares in four rows and five columns, 19 colored square markers of nine sets of two markers of the same color and one set of one, the board lip having a portion removable for the insertion of markers, pegs at the intersections of the squares and additional pegs between adjacent pairs of the same color, one of said squares being differently colored and having bottom grooves boundary pegs.

United States Patent 1191 Kump 5] Apr. 10, 1973 [5 SLIDING MARKER PUZZLE WITH 771,514 10 1904 Wehner ..273 153 s UX SELECTIVELY EFFECTIVE 427,392 5/1890 Bradshaw .273/153 s ux BOUNDARY FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS [75 1 Invent: Vida Kump Mankam 66,746 5/1948 Denmark ..273/153 5 [73] Assignee: The Raymond Lee Organization,

Inc New Y k, N Y Primary ExaminerAnton O. Oechsle A Ri S. hr 22 Filed: July 21, 1971 chard S Jr -21 Appl. No.: 164,622 ABSTRACT A game board having a raised peripheral lip enclosing 52 us. (:1. ..273/1s3 s 20 Squares four rows and five columns, 19 colored 51 Int. Cl. ..A63f 9/08 Square markers nine Sets markers the [58] Field of Search 273/153 S 132 same color and one set of one, the board lip having a portion removable forv the insertion of markers, pegs at the intersections of the squares and additional pegs [56] References CM between adjacent pairs of the same color, one of said UNITED STATES PATENTS squares being differently colored and having bottom grooves boundary pegs. 526,544 9/1894 Shriver"; ..273/l32 1 Claim, 7 Drawing Figures 1,477,371 12/1923 Larabee "273/153 S UX PATENTED R 1 01 75 10 L4 FIG. 2

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SLIDING MARKER PUZZLE WITH SELECTIVELY EFFECTIVE BOUNDARY SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION My invention is a game that] call Lovers Chase.

I employ a playing board divided or marked off in 20 squares arranged in rows and columns, there being four rows and five columns whereby all rows have the same number of squares (five) and all columns have the same number of squares (four).

I further employ 19 square markers arranged into nine sets of two and one set of one. The set of one has a selected color such as black. Each of the sets of two differ in color from each other and the selected color. All markers in any set have the same color.

Means such as pegs or bumps can be disposed along lines between squares on the board to enable the markers contained in the sets of two to move along rows or columns but not diagonally and not vertically in the middle six squares. The single set marker can be moved in the same manner but is provided with means enabling it to be moved into the middle six squares.

The object of the game, observing'specific rules set forth below is to move the markers in such manner as to place as many of the two marker sets as possible in a position at which each marker in any such set is disposed adjacent its mating marker with the two markers being either in the same row or the same column.

' BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the playing board;

FIG. 2 is a view taken along line 2-2 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the various markers used in y game;

FIG. 5 is a view of a peg used in my game;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged bottom view of one marker used in my game; and

FIG. 7. shows another member used in my game.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to FIGS. 1-7, there is shown a flat playing board 10 having a raised peripheral lip 12 enclosing an area of squares 14 arranged in four rows and five columns. The portion of lip 12 at the bottom (in I FIG. 2) of the extreme right hand column is removed as shown at 16 to allow insertion and removal of markers. This portion can be closed by inserting staple like member 18 detachably therein.

The intersection points of the squares (other than the outer periphery) may carry bores in which pegs 20 are detachably inserted. As indicated in FIG. 3, integral bumps 2 may be employed instead of detachable pegs. Each two adjacent pegs or bumps disposed along any horizontal line are separated by an additional peg 20 or bump 2 disposed midway therebetween. There are thus a total of 21 pegs or bumps arranged in three rows and seven columns.

There are 19 square shaped markers. Eighteen of these markers 22 are divided into nine sets of two markers each. The markers in each set are of the same color and the colors vary from set to set. Typical colors are red, yellow, lavendar, aqua blue blue green green, pink, hue and purple. One marker 2 differently colored, as for example white or black has two grooves 26 intersecting at right angles in its rear surface.

All markers 22 can be moved along end columns or horizontally on all rows but cannot be moved diagonally and must not be moved vertically onto any of the six middle squares bounded by the pegs or bumps. Marker 24 can move along any column and any row including the six bounded squares because grooves 26 permit marker 24 to pass across the peg or bump boundaries since the pegs or bumps fit in the grooves. When two markers in any set are spaced apart on a row, marker 24 cannot be moved therebetween. However, if these markers are spaced apart along a column, marker 24 can be moved therebetween.

In use, the markers are placed on the board in such position that no two adjacent markers are in the same set. The user then moves the markers back and forth and up and down to assemble the sets of markers together as previously described. The object is to arrange all sets of two so that the markers in each such set are disposed adjacent each other in the same row or column. 7

While I have described my invention with particular reference to the drawings, such is not to be considered as limiting its actual scope.

Having thus described this invention, what is asserted as new is:

1. A game comprising a playing board having 20 squares divided into four rows and five columns surrounded by a peripheral lip, said lip having an opening of one square length in one corner thereof;

a detachable closure for said opening;

18 square shaped markers divided into nine differently colored sets, each set containing two markers of like color;

spaced bumps defining a boundary between the six innermost squares in the board and those squares in the same column as the innermost squares; and

a 19th square shaped marker differently colored and having bottom grooves slidable over said boundary. 

1. A game comprising a playing board having 20 squares divided into four rows and five columns surrounded by a peripheral lip, said lip having an opening of one square length in one corner thereof; a detachable closure for said opening; 18 square shaped markers divided into nine differently colored sets, each set containing two markers of like color; spaced bumps defining a boundary between the six innermost squares in the board and those squares in the same column as the innermost squares; and a 19th square shaped marker differently colored and having bottom grooves slidable over said boundary. 